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"Military Record of Louisiana, Including Biographical and Historical Papers Relating to the Military Organizations of the State," by Napier Bartlett. Published in 1875 by L. Graham at New Orleans, Louisiana, this book was reprinted in 1964 by Louisiana University Press."
Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865. Complete and accurate record of Louisiana's 111 Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry Units and their Contributions to the Civil War," by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. A "research project" is how Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr., refers to his book in the acknowledgements. The 1989 release contains brief histories of every regiment and battalion Louisiana supplied to the Confederate war effort. Each unit's entry includes a list of officers, a unit history, and, in many cases, a bibliography of primary sources on the unit's activities. The regimental and battalion listings are divided into three chapters, one each for artillery, cavalry and infantry. Independent companies are addressed in an appendix, as are Louisiana Volunteer State Troops. The index, which runs to 34 pages, is thoroughly cross-referenced. Bergeron is also the author of "Reminiscences of Uncle Silas: A History of The Eighteenth Louisiana Infantry", and co-author of "Boone's Louisiana Battery: A History and Roster", and B."Miles' Legion: A History and Roster.". 256 pages. Cost of $ 25.00.
"Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands," compiled by Andrew B. Booth, commissioner, Louisiana Military Records. Originally published in New Orleans, 1920. Reprinted in Spartanburg, SC, 1984 and 1994. These 4 volumes contain in alphabetical roll of approximately 90,000 members of the Confederate Army commands from Louisiana, based on records in the U.S. War Department, and state official rolls. Entries give complete individual war records, as known, with rank, company, date/place/entry, dates present/absent/, date/place release; also d/p transfer, d/p capture and parole, illnesses and time in hospital, date/battle wounded, date/battle killed, AWOL, and personal statistics--birth, place, age, occupation, residence, marital status. Two brief sections precede the individual soldiers: (1) list of 982 military companies, with local, numerical, and letter designations; (2) index to engagements fought in Louisiana 1861-1865. Cost $ 255.00, from The Reprint Company, P.O. Box 5401, Spartanburg, SC 29304.
"The Civil War Reminiscences of Major Silas T. Grisamore, C.S.A.," by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. 227 pages. 1993 issue, cost of $ 25.00. While this account may not be destined to be a classic among Confederate memoirs, it does provide an illuminating look at life in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi theater from September, 1861 through the end of the war. Grisamore, an Indianian by birth, began his service with the "Lafourche Creoles" of the 18th Louisiana and fought with this company at Shiloh. During more of the war, Grisamore was behind the lines, detailed as a quartermaster officer in charge of regimental and brigade baggage trains. This position afforded him a unique perspective of army operations. In addition to bad roads, he battled red tape, supply shortages, and a colorful array of loafers, wags, and deserters. Aided by his wartime (which unfortunately no longer exists) Grisamore first published these reminiscences in a local Louisiana newspaper between 1867 and 1871. This early date of origin, combined with Grisamore's keen eye for the absurd, gives his accounts a refreshing honesty with barely a hint of the usual post-war commentary and exaggeration. His description of men suffering from want of clothing and blankets are forthright and sympathetic, but adorned with a wonderfully arid sense of humor. Indeed, Grisamore's deadpan jabs at army regulations and government contractors were perhaps intended as serious criticism. Editor Arthur Bergeron has done a superb job of footnoting references to places and personalities of interest to research. (reviewed by Gordon Jones, Curator of Military Collections, Atlanta Historical Society).
The Louisiana Native Guards Website
1st Louisiana, "The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour: Reminiscences of a Louisiana Tiger of the First Louisiana Brigade," by Terry L. Jones. 1991 issue, 150 pages, cost $ 20.00.
1st Louisiana Special Battalion, Company B, Tiger Rifles Website
2nd Louisiana - also called the Louisiana Zouaves. This regiment was formed at Camp Moore in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, during the spring of 1861. Its companies were drawn from De Soto, Natchitoches, Lincoln, St. Landry, Claiborne, Rapides, and Caddo parishes. When ordered to Virginia, the unit was assigned to the Department of the Peninsula and in April, 1862, it totalled 782 men. Later it was placed in H. Cobb's, Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, served with General Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley, then was active around Appomattox Court-House. The regiment lost 30 killed and 152 wounded at Malvern Hill, had 25 killed and 86 wounded at Second Manassas, and sustained 62 casualties at Sharpsburg. It reported 15 killed and 90 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 236 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-seven percent were disabled. Only 3 officers and 41 men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Ross E. Burke, Lewis G. De Russy, William M. Levy, and Isaiah T. Norwood; Lieutenant Colonels Michael A. Grogan, Jesse M. Williams, and John Young; and Majors Richard W. Aston and Martin C. Redwine."
3rd Louisiana, "A Southern Record, The History of the Third Regiment of Louisiana Infantry," by William H. Tunnard. Published in 1866 by the author at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this book may prove hard to find. (In 1866, Will Tunnard of the 3rd Louisiana (CSA) Infantry rendered this first-person account of the battles of Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Iuka, Corinth, and the siege of Vicksburg, MS. The regiment was reorganized at Pineville in the summer of 1864, spending the duration of the war on guard duty. An excellent composite of personal accounts of the battles and army life in the Arkansas-Missouri region. Reprinted in 1988 with an introduction, roster and index by Edwin C. Bearss, 581 pages, by the Morningside Bookstore. It was again reprinted in 1997 with an introduction by William L. Shea this paperback reprint costs $ 20.00 from the University of Arkansas Press.
"Tirailleurs,
A History of the 4th Fourth Louisiana and the Acadians of Company H,"
(backcover)
by Thomas H. Richey. "The first sentence on page 1 explains that "Tirailleur"(TEEe-ray-your)
is a French word meaning rifleman, and for the next 197 pages the author proceeds
to define, organize and illustrate the forgotten history of this valiant Confederate
Unit. The author is a General Surgeon by day and his effort is an indication
of his higher level of education and training. This is a brilliant book that
is packed full of interesting information, precise in detail and quite thorough
in its "examination" of this unit. It vividly brings to life the story
of this West Baton Rouge Parish infantry regiment, most of which were French-speaking
Acadians. The reader will appreciate his gifted competence to steer you through
the history from both a panoramic overview and dipping down into the personal
level without missing a beat. After 5 years of research, it is quite obvious
Thomas Richey has achieved his goal of providing a book worthy of these long
gone Confederates. I cannot say enough about this book. You will not go wrong
adding this book to your library even if you have no interest in this particular
fighting unit. It is quite enjoyable to see the high quality of recently released
Civil War books. Richey raises the bar for future authors to achieve. I highly
recommend this excellent book. (Reviewed by Ronald A. Mosocco, Civil
War author and owner of this website). Originally published in 2003, ISBN
0-595-27258-4, this softback book is 319 pages, with introduction, maps, few
photos and hand drawn pictures of individuals, epilogue, appendices, complete
roster, including many limited biographies on many of the men and notes. The
book retails for $ 22.95 and is available from the publisher, Iuniverse
or Amazon. com
(the following information
conflicts with the above book review on the 4th Louisiana)
4th
Louisiana: The Fourth Louisiana was mustered into Confederate service
in February, 1864 and was formed by consolidating Louisiana independent companies.
It served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and skirmished within the state.
The unit disbanded during the spring of 1865. Colonel A.J. McNeill was in command."
Bergeron's "Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865"
says that Co. G was commanded by W.B. Keene, but gives no information about
him. It further says: "This regiment was organized about January, 1864, by the
addition of four companies to Lieutenant Colonel A.J. McNeill's Cavalry Battalion,
probably in the Monroe area. This regiment served in Colonel Isaac F. Harrison's
cavalry brigade, which made up part of the Sub-District of North Louisiana.
This brigade operated in the parishes along the Mississippi River in northeast
Louisiana during the early months of 1864. During the opening stages of the
Red River Campaign, in March, the regiment followed the progress of the Union
gunboats and transports up the river from Alexandria toward Shreveport. On April
4, an enemy cavalry and infantry force attacked the regiment at Campti and drove
it away from the town. The regiment again helped to harass the Union vessels
during their retreat down the river. Federal soldiers attacked the brigade's
camp at Bayou Des Cedars near St. Maurice on April 17, but Harrison's men drove
the enemy back. On April 24, the brigade made a quick raid into Pineville. The
men fought in the engagement at Hadnot's plantation on May 1, defeating a large
enemy force. At the end of the Red River Campaign, the regiment established
its headquarters at Oak Ridge. For several months, the men performed outpost
and picket duty in that vicinity. They fought in a skirmish at Goodrich's Landing
on July 25. The regiment accompanied Harrison's brigade into southern Arkansas
in September. On October 9, an enemy force attacked the regiment at Mt. Elba
and drove it back toward Warren. By November, the regiment had returned to its
camp at Oak Ridge. From that time until the end of the war, the men mostly did
picket duty near Bayou Bartholomew and near Floyd on Bayou Macon. On February
2, 1865, a Union raiding party scattered the 60 men of the regiment who occupied
the camp at Oak Ridge. By April, a portion of the regiment had moved to Columbia
to assist in the defense of that area. Most of the men dispersed to their homes
in late April and early May, 1865, when surrender of the Confederate armies
west of the Mississippi River became imminent. Some of the men received their
official paroles at Monroe." Bibliography cited by Bergeron: "Joseph Carson,
Louisiana Confederate Soldier", Louisiana History, I (1960), 44-69 "Mules Won't
Do!: The Troubles of a Downsville Soldier in the Civil War, 1864-1865." North
Louisiana historical Association Journal, XIV (1983), 61-81.
6th Louisiana, "Irish Rebels, Confederate Tigers, The History of the Sixth Regiment of Louisiana Infantry, 1861-1865," by James Gannon. Published in 1998 by Savas Publishing Company and distributed nationally by Stackpole Books, this is a 380 page narrative of the origins of the regiment and its experiences in the war (in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, which includes nearly every battle in the Eastern Theater including Jackson's Valley Campaign, the Seven Days Battles, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Petersburg, Gettysburg, and at Appomattox) plus more than 100 pages of detailed roster info, with biographies of each of the 1,215 men of the regiment. The book reflects the fact that the regiment was composed mainly of Irish immigrants from New Orleans. It is the first regimental history of this unit. Best of luck to Jim in his new endeavor.
8th Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website
9th Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website
10th Louisiana, "A Frenchman, a Chaplain, a Rebel: The War Letters of Pere Louis-Hippolyte Gache, S.J.," by Pere Louis-Hippolyte Gache, Jesuit Chaplain of the 10th Louisiana. Originally published in 1981 by the Loyola University Press, the book has been translated from the French version by Cornelius Buckley, S.J. The 10th Louisiana was formed from boys from New Orleans, Bossier, and St. Landry parishes in June, 1861, the 10th Louisiana, in Zouave Uniforms, was composed of Greeks, Italians, and Spaniards. They fought from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, fighting with General Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley, losing over 45 percent of its men at Gettysburg. 288 pages, with index, costs $ 35.00.
10th Louisiana, "A History of Lee's Foreign Legion," by Thomas Walter Brooks & Michael Dan Jones. "This book is a concise history of the members of the 10th Louisiana Infantry. The regiment was raised in southern Louisiana, sworn into service on July 22, 1861. One of the interesting aspects of the 10th was that it was comprised of men from 22 different countries and 18 US states. After muster, the 10th was off to Richmond and the seat of the war. They participated in many of the major actions of the war including Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, 2nd Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Payne's Farm, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Early's 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign. More than 700 members of the regiment became casualties. The narrative portion of the volume could have used some professional editing, being littered with one-sentence paragraphs, and a few typos. The full justification of the pages causes huge gaps between sentences and the use of Roman numerals for the endnotes is annoying and hard to read. But forget all that. The best part of the book, and why I highly recommend it is the last few chapters, which should technically be called appendices. The authors break down the regiment in every way you can imagine: by ethnicity, age, marital status, residence, occupational trade and profession. Then there are lists of where the men are buried, who transferred to the Confederate navy, casualties, deserters, who took the federal oath, who galvanized, who died of disease. Casualties are broken down by individual in each battle. They even give a history of the reenactment unit and its members as well as a history of the regimental colors. Topping it off is a regimental roster of 953 names. Each company is listed and begins with a summary of the place of birth (country or state) of each member; marital status, age, residence, occupation, and what happened to him during his enlistment, killed, captured, deserted, etc. Then each soldier is given a short biography. There aren't many regimental histories out there broken down in such detail when it comes to the individual members. The authors certainly put some work into this volume and it shows. Though the narrative could have used some help, anyone wanting to write a regimental history should check out this volume to see what can be done beyond just telling a story." (Reviewed by Blake A. Magner for the Civil War News, Route 1, Box 36, Turnbridge, VT 05077).
16th Louisiana, "Shiloh to Stones River, the True Story of Private John H. Sullivan," by Travis L. Ayres, great grand-son of John H. Sullivan of the Castor Guards. "The 16th Louisiana Regiment participated in many of the epic and destructive Western Campaign battles of the Civil War. Organized on September 29, 1861, at Camp Moore, the recruits came from the Parishes of Avoyelles, Bienville, Caddo, East Felciana, Livingston, Rapides, St. Helena, and St. Tammany. The 16th Louisiana first saw action at Shiloh, during April, 1862. Their commander, Colonel Preston Pond, was promoted to lead the brigade consisting of the 16th and 18th Louisiana, Cresecent Louisiana Regiment, 38th Tennessee and Ketchum's Alabama Artillery. As the 3rd Brigade, it would later be known as "Pond's Brigade," and was assigned to the 1st Division of Major General Braxton Bragg's 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Mississippi. The 16th Louisiana suffered 90 casualties out of 330 men present for duty Shiloh, incurring a dozen more casualties soon after near Corinth, Mississippi. The 16th would later be merged into the 25th Louisiana after the Battle of Perryville, during the reorganization of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. This melded unit would go on to fight at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Mill Creek, Resaca, New Hope Church, the Atlanta Campaign, as well as the capture of the Federal forces at Florence, Alabama. Its last major battle came in December, 1864 at Nashville. Battle weary and depleted, the 16th-25th Louisiana saw its end come in February, 1865, when its men were dispersed to the 1st Louisiana Regulars, which along with the 4th Louisiana Battalion formed a new unit. The author is a direct descendant of a member of this unit and his personal connection come through. As I mentioned many times throughout my website, we need more contemporaries to bring to life the stories of oh so many Confederate unit neglected through the ages. I recommend this book be added to all Civil War enthusiasts' libraries." (Reviewed by Ronald A. Mosocco, Civil War author and owner of this website). Originally published in 1996, this revised 1999 edition, softback cover, 83 pages, with roster and bibliography, costs $ 12.95, including shipping and can be ordered directly from Dixie Tales Books, 125 Pond Place, Middletown, CT 06457 (860) 632-8048, or Dixietales@aol.com
17th Louisiana, the 17th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited from the parishes of Ouachita, Sabine, Catahoula, Plaquemines, Orleans, Caddo, Bossier, Morehouse, and Claiborne. The unit fought at Shiloh and in July, 1862, contained 27 officers and 373 men. It was assigned to Baldwin's Brigade in the Department of the Mississippi and East Louisiana, it lost 2 killed 10 wounded, and 1 missing at Chickasaw Bayou, then was captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and reorganized, the regiment was placed in A. Thomas' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and engaged the Federals within the boundaries of Louisiana. Early in 1865 it disbanded. The field officers were Colonels S.S. Heard and Robert Richardson: Lieutenant Colonels Charles Jones and Madison Rogers; and Majors Roberts B. Jones, William A. Maddox, William A. Redditt, and David W. Self.
19th Louisiana, "As It Was: Reminiscences of a Soldier of the 3rd Texas Cavalry and the 19th Louisiana Infantry," by John Douglas Cater. Introduction by T. Michael Parish. Photos, this 275 page 1990 reprint costs $ 25.00.
26th Louisiana. "The Story of the 26th Louisiana Infantry in the Service of the Confederate States," by Winchester Hall. The 26th Louisiana was formed in 1862 and served in the trenches of Vicksburg where they were reduced to living on rat-meat and courage. After their exchange in the Trans-Mississippi, they fought with Moutoun's Brigade at Pleasant Hill, Sabine Cross-Roads, and Monette's Ferry. Originally issued in 1890, this 1984 reprint includes a new introduction by Edwin C. Bearss. 250 pages, photos, maps. The 26th LA reprint is by Olde Soldier Books and they have a few copies left at $60.
"Confederate Generals buried in Louisiana," by James A. Mundie, Jr. This short pamphlet of about 25 pages includes some photos. Cheap, costs around 5 bucks.
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